On 01/22/2014 06:41 PM, Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) wrote: >>> This wording can be interpreted to mean that calling setlocale() >>> *is* permitted as long as the locale doesn't change. If that is >>> really what you mean, then no further objections from me. >> >> That is what I mean. > > Can I just confirm what I understand from this conversation: > > * A call to strtod() is thread-safe so long as no other thread uses > setlocale() to change the locale *during* the execution of strtod(). > * If a call to setlocale() changes the locale *before* a call to > strtod(), then the call to strtod() is still thread safe. > > Correct? > Yes, it is correct. -- Best Regards, Peng > Thanks, > > Michael > > >> -- >> Best Regards, >> Peng >> >>> Otherwise, my recommendation would be >>> >>> These functions can be safely used in multithreaded >>> applications, as long as setlocale() is not called during >>> their execution. >>> >> > > > -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-man" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
